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Pilgrims Toy Run - Sunday 12th December 2004
Sunday
mornings are for lie in's, breakfast in bed and numerous other
things….however, on Sunday the 12th December, for many it
was about doing something for someone else, namely for kid's that
have to endure Christmas in a hospital ward.
Don't get me wrong, it's not the ward that's the problem, the
nursing staff are one of a kind believe me. It's the fact that
kid's should be spending Christmas at home and not being ill away
from it.
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And
so it was, in the middle of Bedford, that The Pilgrims Scooter
Club had gathered on this fine winter's morning. Sleeping
in was replaced by eagerness and good will, and breakfast
in bed, by a coffee and bacon roll from Libby's at the Piazza.
Why?
Why not!
If you were to try and put a figure on how many members
there are in the club, you couldn't because we are not defined
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have members from several of the eastern counties, no subs, no
committees, just lots of members that want to have a good time
in the scootering scene. And wouldn't it be a shame if at this
time of year we can't gang together and do something worthwhile?
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arriving at the Piazza at an early 10.30am I was pleased
to see several scooters already there, the owners of which
were tucking into free coffee and mince pies courtesy of
Woody and Libby.
Over
the next hour or so more and more scooters arrived from
far and wide and the pile of presents in the back of the
van got larger and larger. By 12.30, after we had waited
for a few scooterists to come back from refuelling, it was
time to go. |
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It
was great to see all the people that were in town that morning
just stop and watch as 50 or so scooters roared to life
and went round the square, hell it was great just being
a part of it! Once round the square and over County Bridge
it was through Ampthill, Flitwick and Toddington finally
arriving in Dunstable.
Thankfully
there were no incidents other than one lad that ran out
of petrol on his Vespa, could have been worse I guess and
he arrived before the first fag was finished after pulling
up at the hospital! |
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everyone had finished their fags and grabbed a coffee or cup
of soup from the vending machines in the foyer, it was up
to the kids ward to present the….well, the presents.
Woody led the way with several others all carrying full sackfuls
of toys for the kids where they were presented to the Play
Leaders and some of the kids that felt well enough to make
it to the playroom. Well, sensibly they weren't going to let
a load of strangers onto the main ward as it would be too
disruptive for the kids. |
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A
couple of pictures later and we were off to leave the kids in
peace, next stop, the pub. More specifically, Chalk Hill Watling
Street on the A5 where Bill and Tom were waiting with some top
tunes
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Of
course it had to happen to someone, and this time it was Squirrel's
turn. Not only had the poor buggers clutch inner snapped, the
outer also kinked so you couldn't even get a new inner through.
Still, Mojo to the rescue, who was good enough to ride home and
get the pick up to get the forlorn scooter home. I'm sure Squirrel
said that it looked like it was time to start thinking about a
rebuild.
So,
myself Stu and B set off for home at the end of a long and brilliant
day. Congratulations to all involved and special thanks have to
go to Woody for all the work he put into it!
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